Politics · South Korea · 17 hrs ago
Jailed South Korean ex-president Yoon and wife received about $2 million in deposits
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, received about 2.19 billion won, or $2 million, in deposits while detained.
Justice Ministry data released on Oct.
11 showed Yoon received 1.95 billion won and Kim received 240 million won.
The figures cover Yoon’s deposits from July 10 to Sept.
9, 2026, and Kim’s from her arrest on Aug.
12, 2025, to Sept.
9, 2026.
South Korean law allows inmates to receive money from outside to buy daily necessities, but their accounts are capped at 4 million won.
Any extra money is held until release or moved to a personal bank account.
Yoon withdrew nearly 1.94 billion won in 586 transactions, and ruling party lawmakers said his repeated transfers to his personal account made room for more deposits.
They believe his attorneys and pro-Yoon YouTubers shared his account details and encouraged supporters to send money.
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, received about 2.19 billion won ($2 million) in inmate deposits, according to Justice Ministry data.
The data was released on Oct 11 by Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Sung-yoon.
Yoon received 1.95 billion won in 45,770 deposits, while Kim received 240 million won in 10,415 deposits.
Each received more money than any other inmate at their respective detention centres, according to the data.
South Korean law allows inmates to receive money for daily necessities, but inmate accounts are capped at 4 million won.
- Who
- Former president Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee.
- What
- They received about 2.19 billion won ($2 million) in inmate deposits.
- When
- The data was released on Oct 11, 2026. The reported deposit periods ended on Sept 9, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- Inmates can receive money from outside prison to buy daily necessities. The ruling party said Yoon’s attorneys and pro-Yoon YouTubers encouraged supporters to send deposits.
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Kim was arrested, beginning the deposit period reported for her.
The reported period for Yoon’s deposits began.
The reported deposit periods for both Yoon and Kim ended.
The Justice Ministry data was released by lawmaker Lee Sung-yoon.
- Combined deposits
- About 2.19 billion won ($2 million)
- Yoon’s deposits
- 1.95 billion won across 45,770 deposits
- Kim’s deposits
- 240 million won across 10,415 deposits
- Inmate account cap
- 4 million won
- Yoon’s withdrawals
- Nearly 1.94 billion won in 586 transactions
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